HAVE THE 60 VOTES YOU NEED TO
IMPLEMENT THIS, SO THE WHITE
HOUSE COGNIZANT OF THAT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING US OFF
THIS HOUR. >>> JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT
>>> JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT
THESE ISSUES, RO KAHANNA.
THEY EVER COME UP WITH AN
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN GUIDED BY A
GROUP OF SENATORS.
YOU AND OTHER REPUBLICAN
SENATORS HAVE MADE A CASE
AGAINST IT.
MAKE THE CASE WHY?
>> ITS A NON-STARTER FOR TWO
REASONS.
FIRST, IT TAXES WORKING CLASS
AMERICANS WHO HAVE 30-MINUTE,
40-MINUTE COMMUTES TO WORK
BECAUSE THEY CANT AFFORD RENTS
IN URBAN CENTERS.
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU PUT A
TAX TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE
ON THE WORKING CLASS INSTEAD OF
TAXING THE BILLIONAIRES AND THE
WEALTHY WHO HAVE DONE
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL, MADE
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE
PANDEMIC, HAVENT BEEN PAID AN
APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TAX?
LETS TAX THEM TO PAY FOR THE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SECOND, THERE IS NO MEANINGFUL
INVESTMENT IN GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IF ANYTHING,
ITS TAXING ELECTRIC VEHICLE USE
WHICH COULD ACTUALLY SLOW DOWN
OUR COMMITMENT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SO THE WAY ITS CRAFTED JUST
DOESNT WORK.
IF THEY MAKE CHANGES, WELL
CONSIDER IT.
>> AS YOU SAID, PROGRESSIVES IN
THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF AN EQUAL
RECOVERY PACKAGE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS PUT FORWARD
A $4 TRILLION PACKAGE.
VERMONT SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS
WHO IS IN THE PROGRESSIVE CAMP
SAID THAT COULD GO AS HIGH AS $6
TRILLION.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT WHEN IT
COMES TO THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF
THIS PACKPACKAGE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN?
>> THE BIGGER, THE BOLDER, THE
BETTER.
BUT LET ME PUT IN TWO RED LINES
FOR PROGRESSIVES.
FIRST, NO CLIMATE, NO DEAL.
ANY INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE HAS
TO HAVE BOLD INVESTMENTS IN
CLIMATE.
SECOND, NO TAXATION, NO DEAL.
YOU CANT TAX THE WORKING CLASS
TO PAY FOR THIS.
WE NEED TO HAVE HIGHER TAXES ON
THE WEALTHY.
WE NEED TO HAVE HIGHER TAXES ON
BIG CORPORATIONS.
THOSE ARE THE TWO CORE
PRINCIPLES AS WE HAVE A SKBUGS
WHAT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE
SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY A MEMBER OF
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHICH IS
LOOKING INTO JANUARY 6. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS
RELEASED NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE ON
THOSE.
BE DO WANT TO WARN OUR AUDIENCE
IT IS DIFFICULT TO WATCH.
THE NYPD POLICEMAN RUSHED
CAPITOL HILL POLICE AND CAME AT
THEM WITH A FLAGPOLE.
SOME OF YOUR REPUBLICAN
COLLEAGUES CONTINUE TO DENY THE
EVENTS OF THAT DAY UNTIL TODAY,
SAYING THESE WERE PEACEFUL
PROTESTS WITH ONE DESCRIBING --
IM SURE YOU HEARD WHAT
HAPPENED -- AS A TOURIST VISIT. HAVE YOU TRIED TO TALK TO THEM
HAVE YOU TRIED TO TALK TO THEM
ABOUT IT, AND DOESLY, PUTTING
THIS IN PLACE TO THEY CAN SEE UP
CLOIS THE RIOT.
>> THIS WAS AN INSURRECTION.
THIS WAS PEOPLE USING ARMED
FORCE TO STORM THE CAPITOL.
THEY WANTED P TO OUTPLACE
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND PEOPLE
CAN STHEE ABOUT THEIR OWN EYES.
SOLY FOR INSTANCE, HOW CAN YOU
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE
WHO IS NOT WILLING TO
ACKNOWLEDGE REALITY.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, RN DAIR WHO
WANTS TO SEE THE AUTOPSY REPORT
DIED OF NO SPECK ACT, RIGHT?
IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE
REFERENCING WHEN YOU SAID
KILLING A POLICE OFFICER --
>> I WAS SAYING FIVE OFFICERS
DIED AS A RESULT OF THE ATTACK.